I always wanted to take the top of one of Weardale's ex-Southdown Leyland PD3s 'Queen Marys', even though all those operated were from the fixed-top batches. So here is BUF 276C, converted to a permanent open-topper, putting in an appearance on the HCVS Tyne-Tees run at the Chester-le-Street midway halt. Actually it's Stagecoach Transit's PRX 198B (417 DCD), which was one of the convertible batch.
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First West Yorkshire acquired a Temsa Avenue LF for a six-month evaluation in 2010. As far as I can determine, that evaluation came to nothing and the Tempsa was presumably returned from whence it came. It certainly did not last long enough with First to receive the Group's current standard livery, depicted here in a simplified style due to the black-painted area above the windows (14-Oct-18).
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East Midlands Trains operates a number of colourful Class 08 diesels as shunters at its Leeds Neville Hill Depot. An alternative approach would have been to hire traction from one of the spot-hire companies that either have Class 14s on their books, or are able to hire them from preservation owners. Whilst possibly overkill for operational needs, it would have put the company firmly in the focus of rail enthusiasts (18-Dec-12).
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Standardise anything and exceptions will appear. So it was with the National Bus Company's corporate livery - or liveries since it couldn't quite get it down to one. The choice for most companies was Poppy Red or Leaf Green, irrespective of their former colours. Surprisingly, East Yorkshire, Midland General and Sunderland District were permitted to retain dark blue (applied in standard NBC style with a white relief band), which was also adopted by NBC subsidiary Jones of Aberbeeg (previously mid-blue and cream). The actual shade of blue seems to have differed, with Midland General and possibly Jones being noticeably lighter. The blue fleets didn't last long, but just as they disappeared into a sea of red and green there was an outburst of yellow within Northern General and its subsidiary companies. This was a first, and perhaps somewhat half-hearted, step towards a common livery for all buses within the Tyneside (later Tyne & Wear) PTE area. At this stage the yellow wasn't quite the same as the PTE's buses and the relief colour, whilst described as cream, was not noticeably different from NBC white. Grey wheel hubs were retained in each of these livery variations. The four schemes are represented here on a Series I Bristol VR, which is actually a Southdown vehicle. As far as I'm aware, there were no dual-door Series I VRs in yellow or blue but I stand to be corrected. The source image was kindly provided by David Little (13-Oct-09).
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It is perhaps surprising that no diesel multiple-units were painted in the standard lined maroon livery applied to hauled passenger stock. Whilst the obvious contenders would have been the Transpennine and Inter-City units, this fictional image depicts a more humble Class 104, which would have been more typically been deployed on branch line duties. The source image is the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway's green Class 108 at Oakworth in 2009 (23-Dec-10).
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